<scenario 
	title="Plagues of Egypt" 
	abstract="Endure the plight of a famous Pharaoh who was beset by ten different plagues." 
>
	<game_params road_cost="2"  />

   <level variant="Nile" >
		<message text="This is the story of a famous Pharaoh of the Nile. His Empire was made strong by the Israelite slaves he employed. By using the slaves, he was able to build his roads at little cost to his own followers." />
   </level>

   <level variant="BloodPlague" title="Plague of Blood" need_glyph="yes" >
		<message repetition="1" text="One day, two Israelites named Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh.  They said, &quot;Our time of slavery and toil is through.  Let us go, or our God will turn your precious Nile to blood!&quot;\n\n&quot;I'll believe that when I see it!&quot; said Pharaoh.\n\nAnd sure enough, the Nile turned to blood.  What was once the source of Pharaoh's power was now a drain upon it." />
      <message text="The Plague of Blood lasted until Pharaoh had secured a Glyph of Power" />

   </level>

   <level variant="Plague" title="Plague of Frogs" need_glyph="yes" sprite="2" >

      <message repetition="1" text="Pharaoh was not about to lose his valuable slaves and so refused to grant the Israelites their freedom.\n\n&quot;Let my people go,&quot; said Moses, &quot;Or this time our God will bring forth a plague of frogs.&quot;\n\nBut again, Pharaoh refused, and a plague of frogs infested one of his cities.  The frogs would spread to any city connected to it by roads." />
      
      <message text="The plague of frogs lasted until Pharaoh collected a glyph of power." />

   </level>

   <level variant="Plague" title="Plague of Lice" need_glyph="yes" sprite="1" >
      <message repetition="1" text="Conjuring up frogs was the sort of thing that Pharaoh's own magicians could do, so Pharaoh still wasn't impressed.\n\nNext, Aaron called up a plague of lice and gnats and other tiny bugs to infest one of Pharaoh's cities.  This plague of lice would spread to any city connected to it by roads." />
      
      <message text="The plague of lice lasted until Pharaoh collected a glyph of power." />
   </level>

   <level variant="Plague" title="Plague of Flies" need_glyph="yes" >

      <message repetition="1" text="And after the plague of lice came a plague of flies." />
      
      <message text="The plague of flies lasted until Pharaoh collected a glyph of power." />

   </level>

   <level variant="LivestockPlague" title="Plague of Livestock" need_glyph="yes" >
      <message repetition="1" text="&quot;Let our people go,&quot; said Moses, &quot;Or our God will kill all your livestock&quot;\n\nPharaoh was starting to think that keeping these Israelites as slaves wasn't worth the trouble, but he still had his pride, and would not bow to slaves.\n\nSo he refused, and all of his livestock died.  His people had to rely on crops for food, and no city would grow unless all of its crops were exposed to the sun." />

      <message text="The plague upon the livestock lasted until Pharaoh collected a glyph of power" />

   </level>

   <level variant="BoilsPlague" title="Plague of Boils" need_glyph="yes" >

      <message repetition="1" text="&quot;Will you let my people go?&quot; asked Moses.\n\n&quot;Bring it on! Your tricks cannot sway me!&quot; said Pharaoh.\n\nMoses tossed a handful of soot into the air, and the people of Egypt were covered with boils.  Pharaoh's magicians and advisors were driven from him, and no new ones would come." />
      
      <message text="The plague of boils lasted until Pharaoh collected a glyph of power." />

   </level>

   <level variant="Meteor" title="Plague of Hail" need_glyph="yes" >

      <message repetition="1" text="And then, mighty hailstones fell upon the land." />
      
      <message text="The plague of hail lasted until Pharaoh collected a glyph of power." />

   </level>

   <level variant="LocustPlague" title="Plague of Locusts" need_glyph="yes" >
       <message repetition="1" text="Pharaoh told Moses, &quot;Very well, your men can go, but the women, the children, the flocks and the herds must stay behind with me.&quot;\n\n&quot;No deal,&quot; said Moses, and he called forth a plague of locusts, that filled Pharaoh's houses and devoured his crops." />

      <message text="The plague of locusts lasted until Pharaoh collected a glyph of power." />

   </level>

   <level variant="DarknessPlague" title="Plague of Darkness" need_glyph="yes" >

       <message repetition="1" text="At this point, Pharaoh became convinced that he had made a mistake in keeping the Israelites enslaved, but he needed to remain steadfast, to stay the course, and avoid sending mixed messages to his people.  So he resolved not to release Moses and his people.\n\nMoses brought forth a plague of darkness, that covered the land." />

      <message text="The plague of darkness lasted until Pharaoh collected a glyph of power." />

   </level> 

   <level variant="FirstBornPlague" title="Plague of the First Born" need_glyph="yes" >
       <message repetition="1" text="The Israelite God brought down one final plague upon Egypt. It slew all the first born sons of Egypt, nomad and city-dweller alike.  Pharaoh found himself with few followers, and the growth of his cities was nearly halted." />

       <message text="The plague of the first born lasted until Pharaoh had earned a glyph of power." />

   </level> 

   <level variant="Nile" >		

   <game_params road_cost="5"  />

       <message repetition="1" text="Weary of the chaos his decisions had brought upon his people, Pharaoh finally released the Israelites.\n\nFor a while, he pursued them with his army, but that turned out to be a bad idea.\n\nPharaoh was forced to return to the task of rebuilding his Empire, this time without the aid of Israelite slave labor." />

   </level>

   <message event="WinGame" text="Pharaoh struggled for the rest of his days to restore his shattered kingdom...\n\n\nMoses led his people to freedom, and became a great prophet.  But that is another story..." />

   <message event="LoseGame" text="According to Egyptian mythology, Pharaoh's stubbornness became his undoing.  In the land of the dead, Anubis weighed Pharaoh's heart against an ostrich feather, saw that it was too heavy, and fed it to his jackals." /> 

</scenario>




